A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations
From the Origins to the Present Day
1st Edition
Published on 16. June 2015
1152 pages
978-1-4008-4913-0 (ISBN)
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The first encylopedic guide to the history of relations between Jews and Muslims around the world
This is the first encyclopedic guide to the history of relations between Jews and Muslims around the world from the birth of Islam to today. Richly illustrated and beautifully produced, the book features more than 150 authoritative and accessible articles by an international team of leading experts in history, politics, literature, anthropology, and philosophy. Organized thematically and chronologically, this indispensable reference provides critical facts and balanced context for greater historical understanding and a more informed dialogue between Jews and Muslims.
Part I covers the medieval period; Part II, the early modern period through the nineteenth century, in the Ottoman Empire, Africa, Asia, and Europe; Part III, the twentieth century, including the exile of Jews from the Muslim world, Jews and Muslims in Israel, and Jewish-Muslim politics; and Part IV, intersections between Jewish and Muslim origins, philosophy, scholarship, art, ritual, and beliefs. The main articles address major topics such as the Jews of Arabia at the origin of Islam; special profiles cover important individuals and places; and excerpts from primary sources provide contemporary views on historical events.
Contributors include Mark R. Cohen, Alain Dieckhoff, Michael Laskier, Vera Moreen, Gordon D. Newby, Marina Rustow, Daniel Schroeter, Kirsten Schulze, Mark Tessler, John Tolan, Gilles Veinstein, and many more. - Covers the history of relations between Jews and Muslims around the world from the birth of Islam to today
- Written by an international team of leading scholars
- Features in-depth articles on social, political, and cultural history
- Includes profiles of important people (Eliyahu Capsali, Joseph Nasi, Mohammed V, Martin Buber, Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin, Edward Said, Messali Hadj, Mahmoud Darwish) and places (Jerusalem, Alexandria, Baghdad)
- Presents passages from essential documents of each historical period, such as the Cairo Geniza, Al-Sira, and Judeo-Persian illuminated manuscripts
- Richly illustrated with more than 250 images, including maps and color photographs
- Includes extensive cross-references, bibliographies, and an index
This is the first encyclopedic guide to the history of relations between Jews and Muslims around the world from the birth of Islam to today. Richly illustrated and beautifully produced, the book features more than 150 authoritative and accessible articles by an international team of leading experts in history, politics, literature, anthropology, and philosophy. Organized thematically and chronologically, this indispensable reference provides critical facts and balanced context for greater historical understanding and a more informed dialogue between Jews and Muslims.
Part I covers the medieval period; Part II, the early modern period through the nineteenth century, in the Ottoman Empire, Africa, Asia, and Europe; Part III, the twentieth century, including the exile of Jews from the Muslim world, Jews and Muslims in Israel, and Jewish-Muslim politics; and Part IV, intersections between Jewish and Muslim origins, philosophy, scholarship, art, ritual, and beliefs. The main articles address major topics such as the Jews of Arabia at the origin of Islam; special profiles cover important individuals and places; and excerpts from primary sources provide contemporary views on historical events.
Contributors include Mark R. Cohen, Alain Dieckhoff, Michael Laskier, Vera Moreen, Gordon D. Newby, Marina Rustow, Daniel Schroeter, Kirsten Schulze, Mark Tessler, John Tolan, Gilles Veinstein, and many more. - Covers the history of relations between Jews and Muslims around the world from the birth of Islam to today
- Written by an international team of leading scholars
- Features in-depth articles on social, political, and cultural history
- Includes profiles of important people (Eliyahu Capsali, Joseph Nasi, Mohammed V, Martin Buber, Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin, Edward Said, Messali Hadj, Mahmoud Darwish) and places (Jerusalem, Alexandria, Baghdad)
- Presents passages from essential documents of each historical period, such as the Cairo Geniza, Al-Sira, and Judeo-Persian illuminated manuscripts
- Richly illustrated with more than 250 images, including maps and color photographs
- Includes extensive cross-references, bibliographies, and an index
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English
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Princeton, NJ
United States
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De Gruyter
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Professional and scholarly
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203 color illus. 49 halftones. 7 maps.
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Abdelwahab Meddeb | Benjamin Stora
A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations
From the Origins to the Present Day
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Abdelwahab Meddeb is professor of comparative literature at the University of Paris-X (Nanterre). His books include Islam and Its Discontents. Benjamin Stora is University Professor at the University of Paris-XIII (Villetaneuse), where he teaches the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century North Africa and the history of North African immigrants in Europe. His many books include Algeria, 1830-2000: A Short History.
Content
Frontmatter, pg. 1
Contents, pg. 5
Foreword, pg. 7
Editorial Committee, pg. 9
Introduction, pg. 13
Transcriptions, pg. 25
Prologue. The "Golden Age" of Jewish-Muslim Relations: Myth and Reality, pg. 28
The Jews of Arabia at the Birth of Islam, pg. 39
Islamic Policy toward Jews from the Prophet Muhammad to the Pact of 'Umar, pg. 58
Jews and Muslims in the Eastern Islamic World, pg. 75
The Jews of al- Andalus, pg. 111
The Conversion of Jews to Islam, pg. 136
The Legal Status of the Jews and Muslims in the Christian States, pg. 145
Jews and Muslims in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, pg. 156
Prologue. Jews and Muslims in Ottoman Territory before the Expulsion from Spain, pg. 164
Jews and Muslims in the Ottoman Empire, pg. 171
The Jews of Palestine, pg. 203
The Jews in Jerusalem and Hebron during the Ottoman Era, pg. 211
In Emergent Morocco, pg. 223
The Jews in Iran, pg. 239
Jews of Yemen, pg. 248
Jews and Muslims in Central Asia, pg. 258
Judaism and the Religious Denominational Community in the Near East, pg. 269
Prologue. The Crémieux Decree, pg. 286
The Invention of the Holy Land, pg. 292
From Coexistence to the Rise of Antagonisms, pg. 297
The Balfour Declaration and Its Implications, pg. 320
"The Arabs" as a Category of British Discourse in Palestine, pg. 329
Zionism and the Arab Question, pg. 340
The Diverse Reactions to Nazism by Leaders in the Muslim Countries, pg. 349
Al- Nakba: A Few Keys to Reading a Catastrophe, pg. 375
From the Judeo- Palestinian Conflict to the Arab- Israeli Wars, pg. 384
Israel in the Face of Its Victories, pg. 393
The Mobilization of Religion in the Israeli- Arab Conflict, pg. 403
The Emigration of the Jews from the Arab World, pg. 415
The Case of Lebanon: Contemporary Issues of Adversity, pg. 436
Muslim- Jewish Relations in Israel, pg. 445
The Arabs in Israel, pg. 452
Shari'a Jurisdiction in Israel, pg. 458
Judeo- Arab Associations in Israel, pg. 471
In the Territories, pg. 479
Survival of the Jewish Community in Turkey, pg. 490
Iranian Paradoxes, pg. 495
In the Shadow of the Republic: A Century of Coexistence and Conflict, pg. 501
Muslim Arab Attitudes toward Israel and the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict: Variable and Contingent, pg. 521
Perceptions of the Holocaust in the Arab World: From Denial to Acknowledgment?, pg. 533
Muslim Anti- Semitism: Old or New?, pg. 546
Relations between Jews and Muslims in Hebrew Literature, pg. 559
Jewish Figures in Modern Arabic Literature, pg. 566
Figures of the Israeli in Palestinian Literature, pg. 573
Writing Difference in French- Language Maghrebi Literature, pg. 582
Looking at the Other: Israeli and Palestinian Cinemas, pg. 594
Prologue Recapitulating the Positives without Giving in to Myth, pg. 606
Qur'an and Torah: The Foundations of Intertextuality, pg. 611
Arabic Translations of the Hebrew Bible, pg. 628
Hebrew Translations and Transcriptions of the Qur'an, pg. 640
Hebrew, Arabic: A Comparative View, pg. 653
Semitism: From a Linguistic Concept to a Racist Argument, pg. 676
Comparison between the Halakha and Shari'a, pg. 683
Rituals: Similarities, Infl uences, and Processes of Differentiation, pg. 701
Prayer in Judaism and Islam, pg. 713
Shabbat and Friday in Judaism and Islam, pg. 720
Jewish and Muslim Charity in the Middle Ages: A Comparative Approach, pg. 726
Jewish and Muslim Philosophy: Similarities and Differences, pg. 737
The Andalusian Philosophical Milieu, pg. 764
The Karaites and Mu'tazilism, pg. 778
Judaism and Islam According to Ibn Kammuna, pg. 788
From Arabic to Hebrew: The Reception of the Greco- Arab Sciences in Hebrew (Twelfth-Fifteenth Centuries), pg. 796
Shi'ism and Judaism: A Relation Marked by Paradox, pg. 816
European Judaism and Islam: The Contribution of Jewish Orientalists, pg. 828
Embodied Letter: Sufi and Kabbalistic Hermeneutics, pg. 837
Respectful Rival: Abraham Maimonides on Islam, pg. 856
Jews, Islamic Mysticism, and the Devil, pg. 869
Biblical Prophets and Their Illustration in Islamic Art, pg. 891
Images of Jews in Ottoman Court Manuscripts, pg. 902
Synagogues in the Islamic World, pg. 911
The Contribution of Jewish Architects to Egypt's Architectural Modernity, pg. 928
James Sanua's Ideological Contribution to Pan- Islamism, pg. 934
Arabic Ars Poetica in Biblical Hebrew: Hebrew Poetry in Spain, pg. 943
The Figure of the Jew in A Thousand and One Nights, pg. 955
Judeo- Persian Literature, pg. 962
The Music of al- Andalus: Meeting Place of Three Cultures, pg. 970
The Jews of the Maghreb: Between Memory and History, pg. 985
Jewish Pilgrimages in Egypt, pg. 1005
Aspects of Family Life among Jews in Muslim Societies, pg. 1017
Citizenship, Gender, and Feminism in the Contemporary Arab Muslim and Jewish Worlds, pg. 1025
"Muslim Body" versus "Jewish Body": The Invention of a Division, pg. 1042
Flavors and Memories of Shared Culinary Spaces in the Maghreb, pg. 1052
General Bibliography, pg. 1063
Index of Names, pg. 1101
Index of Places, pg. 1123
Illustration Credits, pg. 1135
Contents, pg. 1139
Contents, pg. 5
Foreword, pg. 7
Editorial Committee, pg. 9
Introduction, pg. 13
Transcriptions, pg. 25
Prologue. The "Golden Age" of Jewish-Muslim Relations: Myth and Reality, pg. 28
The Jews of Arabia at the Birth of Islam, pg. 39
Islamic Policy toward Jews from the Prophet Muhammad to the Pact of 'Umar, pg. 58
Jews and Muslims in the Eastern Islamic World, pg. 75
The Jews of al- Andalus, pg. 111
The Conversion of Jews to Islam, pg. 136
The Legal Status of the Jews and Muslims in the Christian States, pg. 145
Jews and Muslims in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, pg. 156
Prologue. Jews and Muslims in Ottoman Territory before the Expulsion from Spain, pg. 164
Jews and Muslims in the Ottoman Empire, pg. 171
The Jews of Palestine, pg. 203
The Jews in Jerusalem and Hebron during the Ottoman Era, pg. 211
In Emergent Morocco, pg. 223
The Jews in Iran, pg. 239
Jews of Yemen, pg. 248
Jews and Muslims in Central Asia, pg. 258
Judaism and the Religious Denominational Community in the Near East, pg. 269
Prologue. The Crémieux Decree, pg. 286
The Invention of the Holy Land, pg. 292
From Coexistence to the Rise of Antagonisms, pg. 297
The Balfour Declaration and Its Implications, pg. 320
"The Arabs" as a Category of British Discourse in Palestine, pg. 329
Zionism and the Arab Question, pg. 340
The Diverse Reactions to Nazism by Leaders in the Muslim Countries, pg. 349
Al- Nakba: A Few Keys to Reading a Catastrophe, pg. 375
From the Judeo- Palestinian Conflict to the Arab- Israeli Wars, pg. 384
Israel in the Face of Its Victories, pg. 393
The Mobilization of Religion in the Israeli- Arab Conflict, pg. 403
The Emigration of the Jews from the Arab World, pg. 415
The Case of Lebanon: Contemporary Issues of Adversity, pg. 436
Muslim- Jewish Relations in Israel, pg. 445
The Arabs in Israel, pg. 452
Shari'a Jurisdiction in Israel, pg. 458
Judeo- Arab Associations in Israel, pg. 471
In the Territories, pg. 479
Survival of the Jewish Community in Turkey, pg. 490
Iranian Paradoxes, pg. 495
In the Shadow of the Republic: A Century of Coexistence and Conflict, pg. 501
Muslim Arab Attitudes toward Israel and the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict: Variable and Contingent, pg. 521
Perceptions of the Holocaust in the Arab World: From Denial to Acknowledgment?, pg. 533
Muslim Anti- Semitism: Old or New?, pg. 546
Relations between Jews and Muslims in Hebrew Literature, pg. 559
Jewish Figures in Modern Arabic Literature, pg. 566
Figures of the Israeli in Palestinian Literature, pg. 573
Writing Difference in French- Language Maghrebi Literature, pg. 582
Looking at the Other: Israeli and Palestinian Cinemas, pg. 594
Prologue Recapitulating the Positives without Giving in to Myth, pg. 606
Qur'an and Torah: The Foundations of Intertextuality, pg. 611
Arabic Translations of the Hebrew Bible, pg. 628
Hebrew Translations and Transcriptions of the Qur'an, pg. 640
Hebrew, Arabic: A Comparative View, pg. 653
Semitism: From a Linguistic Concept to a Racist Argument, pg. 676
Comparison between the Halakha and Shari'a, pg. 683
Rituals: Similarities, Infl uences, and Processes of Differentiation, pg. 701
Prayer in Judaism and Islam, pg. 713
Shabbat and Friday in Judaism and Islam, pg. 720
Jewish and Muslim Charity in the Middle Ages: A Comparative Approach, pg. 726
Jewish and Muslim Philosophy: Similarities and Differences, pg. 737
The Andalusian Philosophical Milieu, pg. 764
The Karaites and Mu'tazilism, pg. 778
Judaism and Islam According to Ibn Kammuna, pg. 788
From Arabic to Hebrew: The Reception of the Greco- Arab Sciences in Hebrew (Twelfth-Fifteenth Centuries), pg. 796
Shi'ism and Judaism: A Relation Marked by Paradox, pg. 816
European Judaism and Islam: The Contribution of Jewish Orientalists, pg. 828
Embodied Letter: Sufi and Kabbalistic Hermeneutics, pg. 837
Respectful Rival: Abraham Maimonides on Islam, pg. 856
Jews, Islamic Mysticism, and the Devil, pg. 869
Biblical Prophets and Their Illustration in Islamic Art, pg. 891
Images of Jews in Ottoman Court Manuscripts, pg. 902
Synagogues in the Islamic World, pg. 911
The Contribution of Jewish Architects to Egypt's Architectural Modernity, pg. 928
James Sanua's Ideological Contribution to Pan- Islamism, pg. 934
Arabic Ars Poetica in Biblical Hebrew: Hebrew Poetry in Spain, pg. 943
The Figure of the Jew in A Thousand and One Nights, pg. 955
Judeo- Persian Literature, pg. 962
The Music of al- Andalus: Meeting Place of Three Cultures, pg. 970
The Jews of the Maghreb: Between Memory and History, pg. 985
Jewish Pilgrimages in Egypt, pg. 1005
Aspects of Family Life among Jews in Muslim Societies, pg. 1017
Citizenship, Gender, and Feminism in the Contemporary Arab Muslim and Jewish Worlds, pg. 1025
"Muslim Body" versus "Jewish Body": The Invention of a Division, pg. 1042
Flavors and Memories of Shared Culinary Spaces in the Maghreb, pg. 1052
General Bibliography, pg. 1063
Index of Names, pg. 1101
Index of Places, pg. 1123
Illustration Credits, pg. 1135
Contents, pg. 1139
